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US-11777238

Receptacle assembly, interface card, and electronic device having the same

PublishedOctober 3, 2023
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Technical Abstract

Patent Claims
17 claims

Legal claims defining the scope of protection, as filed with the USPTO.

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2. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the housing portion defines an accommodation space and an insertion hole in fluid communication with the accommodation space, the insertion hole is located at one end of the accommodation space and configured for an insertion of the pluggable module into the accommodation space.

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3. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the at least one fin portion comprises a plurality of fin portions located at different sides of the housing portion.

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4. The electronic device according to claim 3, wherein the circuit board has a through hole, at least one of the plurality of fin portions protrudes outwardly from a side of the housing portion facing towards the circuit board and passing through the through hole.

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5. The electronic device according to claim 3, wherein every two of the plurality of fin portions adjacent to each other form an air channel therebetween.

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6. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the housing portion has at least one vent hole located adjacent to the at least one fin portion and in fluid communication with the accommodation space.

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8. The interface card according to claim 7, wherein the housing portion defines an accommodation space and an insertion hole in fluid communication with the accommodation space, the insertion hole is located at one end of the accommodation space and configured for an insertion of the pluggable module into the accommodation space.

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9. The interface card according to claim 7, wherein the at least one fin portion comprises a plurality of fin portions located at different sides of the housing portion.

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10. The interface card according to claim 9, wherein the circuit board has a through hole, at least one of the plurality of fin portions protrudes outwardly from a side of the housing portion facing towards the circuit board and passing through the through hole.

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11. The interface card according to claim 9, wherein every two of the plurality of fin portions adjacent to each other form an air channel therebetween.

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12. The interface card according to claim 7, wherein the housing portion has at least one vent hole located adjacent to the at least one fin portion and in fluid communication with the accommodation space.

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14. The receptacle assembly according to claim 13, wherein the at least one fin portion comprises a plurality of fin portions located at different sides of the housing portion.

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15. The receptacle assembly according to claim 14, wherein at least one of the plurality of fin portions protrudes outwardly from a side of the housing portion facing towards the circuit board and passing through a through hole of the through hole.

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16. The receptacle assembly according to claim 14, wherein every two of the plurality of fin portions adjacent to each other form an air channel therebetween.

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17. The receptacle assembly according to claim 13, wherein the housing portion has at least one vent hole located adjacent to the at least one fin portion and in fluid communication with the accommodation space.

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18. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the housing portion has a plurality of vent holes in fluid communication with an accommodation space defined by the housing portion, each of the plurality of vent holes has an elongated shape extending between one and the other ends of the housing portion in the insertion direction of the pluggable module, and the at least one fin portion comprises a plurality of fin portions located at different sides of the housing portion and are respectively located in vicinity of the plurality of vent holes, the plurality of vent holes and the plurality of fin portions are arranged one after another along a circumferential direction of the housing portion on each of the different sides of the housing portion.

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19. The interface card according to claim 7, wherein the housing portion has a plurality of vent holes in fluid communication with an accommodation space defined by the housing portion, each of the plurality of vent holes has an elongated shape extending between one and the other ends of the housing portion in the insertion direction of the pluggable module, and the at least one fin portion comprises a plurality of fin portions located at different sides of the housing portion and are respectively located in vicinity of the plurality of vent holes, the plurality of vent holes and the plurality of fin portions are arranged one after another along a circumferential direction of the housing portion on each of the different sides of the housing portion.

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20. The receptacle assembly according to claim 13, wherein the housing portion has a plurality of vent holes in fluid communication with an accommodation space defined by the housing portion, each of the plurality of vent holes has an elongated shape extending between one and the other ends of the housing portion in the insertion direction of the pluggable module, and the at least one fin portion comprises a plurality of fin portions located at different sides of the housing portion and are respectively located in vicinity of the plurality of vent holes, the plurality of vent holes and the plurality of fin portions are arranged one after another along a circumferential direction of the housing portion on each of the different sides of the housing portion.

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October 3, 2023

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